Because nearly everyone knows very roughly what their house is worth and, if they don't, it's not too much mental effort to work it out.So reasons I never fully understood, we chose to implement LPT based on market value; and self assessed market value at that.
There is a lot of subjective input into the BER report, two different assessors could give two different BERs.I would argue that square footage and BER are much more defined & measurable.
Perhaps, but much more difficult for Revenue to assess.I would argue that square footage and BER are much more defined & measurable.
We already have a requirement to get an official BER cert for sales / rental. You can't just tick a box & self declare your BER.Perhaps, but much more difficult for Revenue to assess.
I agree, like motor tax & tv tax & sales taxLocal Property Tax is......a tax.
The point I was making is we need to be building more houses,If you don't own a house, you don't pay LPT.
Bit of a leap I think.The point I was making is we need to be building more houses,
messing around using tax to redirect construction labour away from building new houses is a bad idea,
WE are great with coming up with tax loopholes that come back to haunt us,
No, It is not,Bit of a leap I think.
I don't see that happening to be honest; in any event taking steps to improve the energy efficiency of our homes is essentialCorrect
but there were many more who did change their car,
if the same happened after a Change in LPT with your suggestion fewer houses get built,
Why should lpt be based on the value of a property. How can two properties of exactly the same size in the same locality pay more tax just because one property is worth more than the other.Perhaps, but much more difficult for Revenue to assess.
If property has been undervalued it can be clawed back on sale. Not sure how you would do this for uncerdeclaration of square footage.
Local Property Tax is......a tax.
Value is often linked to local services and amenities. Would it be fair for the owner of a €1.5 million semi-d in D4 to pay the same as the owner of a €100k rural bungalow with no local services and private well and waste treatment just because they're the same size? Using value is possibly the best way to introduce ability to pay as well without just linking it directly to income.Why should lpt be based on the value of a property. How can two properties of exactly the same size in the same locality pay more tax just because one property is worth more than the other.
Unless they fall under exempted development.Why not base it on square footage and cross reference the property with local councils planning departments records which show which properties have extensions and the size of them.
A number of lobby groups have been working over the years the keep that off the table, so motor tax continues to be assessed on that potential to pollute rather than the reality.Yet again the lpt is a blunt tax similar to car tax. A more equitable motor tax should be based on fuel consumption be it petrol, diesel or electricity.
Local planning departments have very little reliable, consistent data on square footage of houses. BER data on square footage is of middling quality, but most houses have never had a BER assessment.Why not base it on square footage and cross reference the property with local councils planning departments records which show which properties have extensions and the size of them.
Houses will only be listed there if they were sold in the last 10 years or so.Meanwhile, the property price register doesn't lie.
Square footage (is metreage a word I wonder?) isn't hard to measure.BER data on square footage is of middling quality, but most houses have never had a BER assessment.
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